No matter how spacious your kitchen is, it will be a cluttered mess without a proper set of cabinets. If you’re looking to improve upon your kitchen’s most valuable organizational tool, here’s some useful information on cabinets, cupboards, drawers, and accessories.
Base Kitchen Cabinets
The base kitchen cabinets are the groundwork of your kitchen’s design. Positioned directly on the floor, these cabinets support the countertops, sink, and cooktop. Your lower cabinets take up the majority of your kitchen, and dictate where you can place your kitchen table, decorated with a custom cover. The base cabinets are notable for their versatility and house a wide range of items, from cutlery to appliances.
Wall Kitchen Cabinets
With a vibrant paint job, your wall cabinets are the visual centerpiece of your kitchen. Fixed to the wall above the countertops, with or without doors, wall cabinets hold your core plateware. Unlike base cabinets, wall cabinets are more easily customized to fit the size requirements of your kitchen.
Still, wall cabinets are rarely installed on their own, and often mirror the arrangement of your base cabinets. Along with aesthetics, wall cabinets also provide the majority of storage space for your kitchen. For cabinets and cabinets with glass doors, they can also act as displays for your most lavish kitchen accessories.
Tall Cabinets or Utility Units
Tall Cabinets, or Utility Units, are designed to create space in even the smallest kitchens. Tall floor cabinets are available in an array of heights, ranging from floor to ceiling to mid-length racks and free-standing units.
From stowing food supplies to displaying your finest china, tall cabinets are customizable to fit your kitchen’s storage needs, and provide easy access to stored items at all times.
Sliding Shelves
No matter how many cupboards you have, you’ll always need more space. If you’re craving that coveted storage space but can’t add that extra cupboard, try installing sliding shelves. Sliding shelves pull out from the cabinet on tracks, taking out the need to hunch down to find that one pot or pan in the corner. This easy accessibility provides quick access and helps you stop a pile of clutter from building in the back of the cabinet.
There is a range of options for the length of your sliding shelves. While shallower shelves are best suited for shorter items, deeper drawers are perfect for keeping pots and pans within easy reach. Pick whatever suits your kitchen needs the most.
Vertical Dividers
Vertical dividers are one of the most practical drawer organizers you can own. Vertical dividers run perpendicular to the front and back of the drawer box, and create compartments within the larger cabinet space. Cabinets with vertical dividers are best used for storing large, flat objects of different sizes such as cutting boards, cookie sheets, muffin tins, and more. If you need some flexibility in the compartment size, go for a set of adjustable dividers. Adjustable dividers can be easily lifted and moved to different slots within the cabinet, giving you the liberty to change the width and number of partitions to your preference.
Blind Corner Cabinet
Corner spaces create dead zones between your base cabinets. To more effectively use your space, install a blind corner cabinet. A blind corner cabinet projects out from one wall with a filler on the adjacent wall, offering an added nook of extra storage space. Because blind corner cabinets create hard to reach spaces, they work best with a set of roll-out shelves, making its contents completely accessible and visible.
Pull-Out Trash Bin Rack
Finding ways to conceal trash bins in your new kitchen space? Try installing a pull-out trash bin rack. Trash bin racks allow your garbage to move with the cabinet drawer, allowing you to hide your bin while always having it handy. Just pull the handle, slide out the bin, dispose of your waste, and simply close the drawer when you are done. If you’re tired of sorting trash from recycling, try a double pull-out trash bin rack, with compartments for both trash and recycling.
Tilt-Out Tray
Looking for a sleek storage space to organize sponges, scrub brushes, and dish soaps? Try adding a tilt-out tray. Positioned directly beneath the sink base cabinet, tilt out trays are perfect to keep cleaning tools handy, and can be easily removed and washed.
Toe-Kick Drawer
Really running out of room? Use the smallest nooks in your kitchen with a set of toe-kick drawers. Opened with a nudge of your toes, toe kick drawers utilize the space between your floor and lower cabinets. Around 4 inches high and 3 inches from the front of your cabinet, these small drawers are convenient storage solutions for extra kitchenware such as serving plates, cookie sheets, and more.
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